The interactive effects of fire and herbivory on a coastal marsh in Louisiana

Wetlands

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-8

  Ford, Mark A ^a,b   Grace, James B ^b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL WETLANDS RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Coastal marsh; Fire; Herbivory; Nutria; Plant biomass; Plant cover; Species density

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; FIRE; HERBIVORY; MARSH; PLANT COMMUNITY;

USA, LOUISIANA, PEARL RIVER BASIN;

PANICUM VIRGATUM; SAGITTARIA LANCIFOLIA; SCIRPUS AMERICANUS; SPARTINA PATENS; VIGNA LUTEOLA;

EID: 0031715696     PISSN: 02775212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03161437     Document Type: Article

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